The tests a candidate passes through

A candidate takes a coding test, then an interview, then sometimes a personality test.

1Coding tests ↓Online programming tests that screendevelopers before an interview.HackerRankGeektrustHackerEarthGlider AICoffeee.ioXponentium India2Technicalinterviewplatforms ↓Video interviews with a sharedcoding screen, and interviewerssupplied as a service.KaratIntervue.ioHireHunchJobTwine3Personality andability tests ↓Tests of how a candidate thinks andworks.TalviewSHL1Coding tests ↓Online programming tests that screendevelopers before an interview.HackerRankGeektrustHackerEarthGlider AICoffeee.ioXponentium India2Technical interviewplatforms ↓Video interviews with a shared codingscreen, and interviewers supplied as aservice.KaratIntervue.ioHireHunchJobTwine3Personality and abilitytests ↓Tests of how a candidate thinks and works.TalviewSHL

Box 1 is the online coding test, box 2 the interview for those who pass it, and box 3 the personality and ability test some employers add. Tap a title in the diagram to jump to its companies.

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Coding tests 6 companies

Employers send developers an online programming test, which is marked automatically and watched to stop cheating.

HackerRank logoHackerRankHackerRank, founded in Bengaluru, sells the coding tests that many large technology companies send to developer applicants.BengaluruHiring now
Geektrust logoGeektrustGeektrust, in Bengaluru, presents itself as a developer-hiring platform built around coding challenges.Bengaluru
HackerEarth logoHackerEarthHackerEarth, founded in Bengaluru, sells coding tests and hiring challenges.
Glider AI logoGlider AIGlider AI, in Bengaluru, adds screening by conversation and an AI interviewer for the first round to its skill tests.
Coffeee.io logoCoffeee.ioCoffeee.io, with engineers in Bengaluru, Delhi and Chennai, sells automated developer tests for Indian companies.
Xponentium India logoXponentium IndiaXponentium, a small Bengaluru company, sells tools that watch candidates during online tests, and skill tests.
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Technical interview platforms 4 companies

For the interview itself, employers use a video call with a shared coding screen, and some hire outside engineers to run the first round.

Karat logoKaratKarat, with engineers in Bengaluru, runs first-round interviews for large technology companies through its own network of engineers.Bengaluru
Intervue.io logoIntervue.ioIntervue, founded in Bengaluru, sells a video interview platform with a shared coding screen and a bank of questions, and can supply the interviewers.
HireHunch logoHireHunchHireHunch, a small Bengaluru company, supplies interviewers as a service, with a skill-test platform.
JobTwine logoJobTwineJobTwine, with engineers in Bengaluru, records and analyses interviews.
The tech, explainedTechnical interview platform
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Personality and ability tests 2 companies

Some employers test a candidate's reasoning, personality and working style, especially for graduate hiring.

Talview logoTalviewTalview, founded in Bengaluru, sells video interviews and watched online tests.Bengaluru
SHL logoSHLSHL, with engineers in Delhi, has sold personality and ability tests for half a century, mainly to sort graduate applicants.
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What's changing

AI models can now pass the coding test.

Coding tests assumed that solving the problem showed skill. AI models can now solve most of them, so test makers are watching candidates more closely and testing how people work with AI instead.

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